From a colourful homage to the Welsh capital to a riot on canvas, this is the work you can enjoy

This colourful painting of The Old Pumping Station is one of a wide selection on show at Penarth Pier Pavilion as part of the retrospective by Aneurin Morgan Thomas.

Best known as the first director of the then Welsh Arts Council (now Arts Council of Wales), Thomas was a prolific artist in his spare time and the display captures the different chapters of his life through his paintings. The exhibition runs at the gallery until August 8.

FRUITS OF LABOUR

We love this colourful painting which focuses on the inside of an apricot. It’s the work of Helen Gillam and is part of the Summer Open Exhibition at Oriel Q in Narberth. Be quick though as the eclectic display ends on July 27 with an auction.

With the Wales Millennium Centre, Pierhead building and Doctor Who’s Tardis, there’s no escaping the fact that this very vibrant piece of art pays homage to the Welsh capital. Rhiannon Roberts also includes the Millennium Stadium, City Hall and even a Dalek in her canvas which is part of Y Galeri in Caerphilly’s profile on the artist with a vivid imagination. It runs until July 27.

FANCY FOOTWORK

This is a simple but effective painting which is currently part of gallery/ten’s summer show in Cardiff. Guess Who’s Back by Jon Oakes features a pair of brown Brogue-clad feat poking out from a pair of dark trousers and a swathe of blue. You can catch the exhibition until August 30 so there’s still plenty of time to see it.

RIOT ON CANVAS

Expensive Holes To Bury Things by is the name of this painting by Gordon Dalton which can be seen at Bay Art in Cardiff until August 1. The artist says of this particular piece: “This is definitely another wardrobe full of stuff painting, with canvases, mirrors, and what I call daffy duck holes – those he used to lay down to escape. There’s a whoopee cushion in there too.”

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